Buttonhole strip



April l0, 1945. I H. PECKER BUTToNHoLE STRIP Filed-Oct. 27, 1942Patented Apr. 10, 1945 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE BUTTONHOLE STRIPHarry Pecker, Swampscott, Mass.

Application October 27, 1942, Serial No. 463,535 2 claims. (cl. 2-26'@The present invention relates to new and useful improvements inbuttonhole strips for Various purposes', and has for one of itsimportant objects to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, anarticleof this character wherein the buttonholes will be concealed fromview at all times.

Another very important-object of the invention is to provide abuttonhole strip of the `aforer'nentioned character comprising aconstruction and .arrangement which is such that lthebu'ttonholes Willnot ravel, become distorted or :tear out, 'and wherein the usual threadaround the edges is omitted. I l n Other objects of the invention are toprovide a buttonhole strip of 'the character described which will Ibecomparatively simple in construction, attractive in appearance, andwhich may be man- ,ufactured at low cost.

All of the foregoing `and still further objects and advantages of theinvention will becomeap- @parent from a study of the followingspecification,

taken in connection -with the accompanying drawing wherein likecharacters of reference designate corresponding parts throughout theseveral views, and wherein:

Figure 1 is aview in front elevation of a but- Atonhole stripconstructed in accordance with the present invention, showing thebuttons engaged therein.

Figure'Z is a View in front elevation of the button strip.

Figure 3 is a view partially in front elevation and partially invertical section of the buttonholev strip. l

Figure 4 is a View in horizontal section, taken substantially on theline 4-4 of Figure 2.

Figure 5 is a view in horizontal section, taken substantially on theline 5-5 of Figure 3.

Referring now `to the drawing in detail, it will be seen that theembodiment of the invention which has been illustrated comprises adouble ply bias cut inner strip l of suitable flexible mate` Thelongitudinal marginal portions of the folds 4 of the outer strips 3 areturned inwardly in a manner to provide hems or the like 5 and stitched,as at v6, to the inner stripv l, thereby providing finished edges whichabut over the buttonholes 2. This yisillustrated to advantage in Figure5 of the drawing. The folds 4 of the outer stripsB are stitchedtogether, as at 1, adjacent the fold lines of said outer strips.

Suitable buttons, mounted on the strip 8, are indicated at 9. Thebuttons 9 are inserted through the holesZbetWeen the opposed edges ofthe outer strips 3. It will kbe noted that the stitches 6 are spacedoutwardly from the holes 2v thereby leaving the longitudinal marginalportions of the folds 4 free in a manner to provide what may beconsidered flexible flaps which eX- tend to points adjacent the holes 2but which permit the buttons 9 to be readily inserted.

It is believed that the many advantages of a buttonhole stripconstructed in accordance with the present invention will be readilyunderstood, and although a preferred embodiment of the article is asillustrated and described, v.it is to be understood that changes in thedetails of construction may be resortedl to which will fall within thescope ofthe invention as claimed.

What is claimed is: y l. A buttonhole strip comprising an inner strip,said strip being folded along its longitudinal center to provide adouble thickness and formed with buttonholes spaced from each 'otherlongitudinally of the strip, outer strips of flexiblematerial foldedlongitudinally on themselves to form inner and outer foldsintegrallyunited along their outer side edges, said -outer strips enclosing theinner strip, inner side edge portions of the lfolds of the outer stripsbeing folded toform inturned hems along their longitudinal edges,stitches securing outer side edge portions of the folds of the outerstripstogether at points spaced outwardly from the longitudinal sideedges of the inner strip, and stitches passing through the hemmed innerside edge portions of the folds of the outer strips and through sideedge portions of the yinner' stripfat points in transverse spacedrelation lto the holes, the portions of the outer strips between thestitches and theiry inner side `hems of the folds of the outer stripsand through the inner strip at opposite sides of the holes and in spacedrelation thereto, the longitudinal inner marginal portions of said foldsbeing free and constituting flaps meeting in edge-to-edge engagementwith each other and concealing the HARRY PECKER' holes.'

